Flora : gardens and plants in art and literature / Edward Lucie-Smith.

By:

Lucie-Smith, Edward [author.]

New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001Description: 368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 14 x 19 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0823018407
9780823018406

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Illustrated works.

DDC classification:

704.9/434 21

LOC classification:

NX650.G37 L83 2001

Online resources:

Contents:

Chapter 1 The mirror of paradise 10 -- Chapter 2 Sowing and reaping 40 -- Chapter 3 Art versus nature 76 -- Chapter 4 Collectors' passion 110 -- Chapter 5 The language of flowers 138 -- Chapter 6 Nature and the traveler 176 -- Chapter 7 Arcadian landscapes 210 -- Chapter 8 The bounty of nature 238 -- Chapter 9 My own little plot 278 -- Chapter 10 Imaginary realms 318.

Summary: A natural gift book for floral lovers! This unique guide takes readers on a magnificent horticultural journey around the globe and through the ages. Features 300 gorgeous color images as well as captivating prose to relax the mind and body.

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Includes index.

A natural gift book for floral lovers! This unique guide takes readers on a magnificent horticultural journey around the globe and through the ages. Features 300 gorgeous color images as well as captivating prose to relax the mind and body.

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